Grammar Focus
Adjectives (Επίθετα)
Adjectives (επίθετα) describe nouns. They tell us what a person, animal, place or thing is like.
1. What are Adjectives? (Τι είναι τα επίθετα;)
Adjectives give more information about a noun: size, colour, age, feeling, quality or opinion.
Pattern: adjective + noun → a big dog, a red bag, a happy child
Examples
- The dog is small. → Ο σκύλος είναι μικρός.
- She has got a blue pencil. → Έχει ένα μπλε μολύβι.
- This is an interesting story. → Αυτή είναι μια ενδιαφέρουσα ιστορία.
2. Comparative Adjectives (Συγκριτικός βαθμός)
We use the comparative to compare two people, animals or things.
Pattern: noun + be + comparative + than + noun
| Rule | Examples |
|---|---|
| Short adjectives: +er | small → smaller, tall → taller |
| ending in -e: +r | nice → nicer, large → larger |
| consonant + y: -ier | happy → happier, easy → easier |
| short vowel + consonant: double consonant + er | big → bigger, hot → hotter |
| long adjectives: more + adjective | beautiful → more beautiful, interesting → more interesting |
Examples
- A giraffe is taller than a horse. → Η καμηλοπάρδαλη είναι ψηλότερη από το άλογο.
- English is easier than Chinese for me. → Τα Αγγλικά είναι ευκολότερα από τα Κινέζικα για μένα.
3. Superlative Adjectives (Υπερθετικός βαθμός)
We use the superlative to compare one person, animal or thing with a whole group.
Pattern: the + superlative + noun
| Rule | Examples |
|---|---|
| Short adjectives: the + -est | small → the smallest |
| ending in -e: the + -st | nice → the nicest |
| consonant + y: the + -iest | happy → the happiest |
| long adjectives: the most + adjective | beautiful → the most beautiful |
Irregular adjectives
- good → better → the best
- bad → worse → the worst
- far → farther/further → the farthest/furthest
Examples
- The elephant is the biggest animal here. → Ο ελέφαντας είναι το μεγαλύτερο ζώο εδώ.
- This is the most interesting book. → Αυτό είναι το πιο ενδιαφέρον βιβλίο.
4. As…as / Not as…as
We use as…as to say that two things are equal, and not as…as to show they are not equal.
- My bag is as heavy as your bag. → Η τσάντα μου είναι τόσο βαριά όσο η δική σου.
- This exercise is not as difficult as the test. → Αυτή η άσκηση δεν είναι τόσο δύσκολη όσο το τεστ.
5. Practice
Mini Quiz
- big → __________ → the __________
- easy → __________ → the __________
- beautiful → __________ → the __________
- good → __________ → the __________
Choose the correct answer
- My brother is taller / tallest than me.
- This is the more interesting / most interesting story.
- A mouse is smaller / smallest than a cat.
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Forms
- big → bigger → the biggest
- easy → easier → the easiest
- beautiful → more beautiful → the most beautiful
- good → better → the best
Choose
- taller
- most interesting
- smaller